Modeling streamflow sensitivity to climate warming and surface water inputs in a montane catchment

Hale, K.E.; Wlostowski, A.N.; Badger, A.M.; Musselman, K.N.; Livneh, B.; Molotch, N.P.

doi:10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100976

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Modeling streamflow sensitivity to climate warming and surface water inputs in a montane catchment

2022
By Hale, K.E. ; Wlostowski, A.N. ; Badger, A.M. ; ...

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Journal Title:

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Personal Author:

Hale, K.E. ; Wlostowski, A.N. ; Badger, A.M. ; Musselman, K.N. ; Livneh, B. ; Molotch, N.P.
NOAA Program & Office:

NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) ; CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences) ; NCEI (National Centers for Environmental Information)
Description:

Modeled annual streamflow decreased by 22% for the period 2071–2100. Surface water inputs increased during winter when atmospheric water demand was relatively low. Subsequently, the winter-period partitioning of water (as rain or snowmelt) to streamflow (as opposed to evapotranspiration) increased, by 15%, while partitioning to evapotranspiration decreased, effectively buffering what would have otherwise been a larger net streamflow decline associated with warming. Seasonal streamflow buffering is unique to snow-influenced systems, as the magnitude and timing of water released from snowpacks is sensitive to warming. This effect may diminish as warming drives snow-influenced systems toward rain-dominance, with implications for hydrological and ecological processes and water-resource management.
Keywords:

Earth And Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Water Science And Technology Earth And Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Water Science And Technology Earth And Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) Water Science And Technology
Source:

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 39, 100976
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2021.100976
ISSN:

2214-5818
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PDF
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Elsevier BV
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Journal Article
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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CC BY-NC-ND
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Submitted
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